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Membership in a Lions club is an esteemed privilege. You are joining the world’s largest<br />
and most active service club <strong>org</strong>anization, consisting of over 1.3 million service-minded<br />
men and women in approximately 45,000 clubs in 206 countries and geographical areas.<br />
Our <strong>org</strong>anization was conceived at a meeting in Chicago, Illinois, on June 7, 1917, under<br />
the leadership of founder Melvin Jones. The expansion and growth of humanitarian<br />
service has been accomplished through the dedication of our members. Today, we ask<br />
you to help us carry the torch of Lions and build a brighter future for all mankind. We ask<br />
you…“to serve.”<br />
You are aware of the ethics and objects of our association, and of the work that Lions are<br />
doing. I must impress upon each of you that the privilege of Lions membership also<br />
entails definite obligations. Lions Clubs International is not a fraternal, social or political<br />
<strong>org</strong>anization. It is a group of men and women bonded together to do things that you and<br />
I cannot do as individuals, a medium through which people of goodwill can serve their<br />
fellow men. The motto of our association and of our own club is “We Serve.” As you<br />
progress as a Lion, you will discover the great satisfaction that comes from sharing in our<br />
effort.<br />
You have seen how Lions clubs serve their communities and their neighbors who are<br />
blind, sick, stricken and disabled. This humanitarian work would not be possible unless<br />
people were willing to give their time and effort. Any member will tell you that this<br />
requires work . . . work that you will be assigned and will be expected to do. Our work is<br />
a cooperative effort in which every member shares the load so that the load of less<br />
fortunate people will not be so heavy.<br />
The rewards of membership are great. You will enjoy the fellowship of the finest men<br />
and women in our communities. You will be warmed by the thanks of people you help<br />
and by the people of the community you serve. You will have the pleasure of working<br />
with other people and through club committee structure. You will see the problems of the<br />
community and, as a Lion, be asked to assume leadership in their solution. Above all, you<br />
will find in your Lions club a medium through which you… as good citizens and good<br />
neighbors… can express to others, the good will that is in your hearts.<br />
Since you have expressed a desire to affiliate with (Club Name) club, and with Lions<br />
Clubs International, I now ask that you repeat after me, the Obligation of Membership:<br />
“I (your name)… take this solemn obligation… to abide by the Constitution and By-<br />
Laws of the club and the International Association of Lions Clubs…to attend all meetings<br />
regularly… to support and further the interests of the club… in all its undertakings… to<br />
contribute my fair share… towards the financial support of the club… I further declare…<br />
that I will assist in maintaining… building… and strengthening the membership of the<br />
club… that I will help the club… by actively serving on committees and in other<br />
capacities… where my efforts are needed… and that I will practice…the principles of the<br />
Code of Ethics… and the Objects of Lions International.”